Spring Trials 2010: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum ‘Adiva Purple’ by GroLink ‘Adiva Purple’ is an excellent dark purple variety for early September. It has very good color retention in the South and a beautiful sphere habit with strong and flexible stems.

Chrysanthemum ‘Frosty Cheryl’ by Syngenta Flowers This new Yoder garden mum has crisp, clear-white flowers that stand out against dark green foliage. Plants are a good fit for high-intensity spring and summer production and adaptable to almost any container size in any season.

Chrysanthemum ‘Mika Orange’ by GroLink ‘Mika Orange’ is a very early semi-decorative variety with two-tone orange flowers. It is a very flexible, ball-shaped plant with a lower vigor that is suitable for 6- and 8-inch pots.

Chrysanthemum ‘Mouria Yellow’ by GroLink ‘Mouria Yellow’ is a beautiful bright yellow variety for late October sales. It is more vigorous than ‘Sapiro Yellow’ and very prolific with a mound growth habit.

Chrysanthemum ‘Nerola Orange’ by GroLink ‘Nerola Orange’ is a two-tone decorative for early September sales with a sphere and flexible habit. It has good color retention and a minimum heat delay in the South.

Chrysanthemum ‘Pavia Red’ by GroLink ‘Pavia Red’ has dark red decorative flowers on a ball-shaped plant. It is less vigorous than ‘Savona’ for late September sales and has good color retention.

Chrysanthemum Pico by GroLink The Pico collection is a new series of mini pot mums. Pico pot mums feature small flowers, rapid response time and lovely dark centers. This series is special because of its excellent shelf life of the attractive, small flowers that come in various colors.

Chrysanthemum ‘Sinelli Yellow’ by GroLink ‘Sinielli Yellow’ is a very early bright yellow with large, long-lasting blooms. It is a great choice for the South with minimum heat delay and has a uniform spherical habit.

Chrysanthemum Staviski new colors White, Pink and Orange by GroLink ‘Staviski White’ has a similar bloom time to ‘Terano’ under natural day circumstances. It has a very flexible and uniform habit and is a great choice for a summer shade program. ‘Staviski Pink’ is a two-tone pink variety with a uniform growth habit. It is very suitable for the summer shade program and has a very short response time. ‘Staviski Orange’ is an attractive orange/bronze variety for early October sales. It is very good in mixed color containers with ‘Staviski Pink’ and ‘Staviski White.’

Chrysanthemum ‘Sunset’ by Thompson & Morgan ‘Sunset’ has single blooms and offers a vibrant mix of bright bicolors and solid flowers in fiery shades of red, orange and apricot. Growing 24 inches high, ‘Sunset’ is suitable for both planted borders and cut flowers.

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Perhaps this is a good time to remind people that the change of genus name back to Chrystanthemum from Dendranthema was done in 1997. When the original announcement of Chrysanthemum –> Dendranthema was made, there were big headlines, but little notice was given when that naming decision was reversed.

Perhaps this is a good time to remind people that the change of genus name back to Chrystanthemum from Dendranthema was done in 1997. When the original announcement of Chrysanthemum –> Dendranthema was made, there were big headlines, but little notice was given when that naming decision was reversed.

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